Not nearly as cleanly done as the OP's, but here's a post apocalyptic rebuild, A $3 patriotic decoration from the thrift store that is...
Excellent work! I see alot of cheap built-up buildings at shows for a couple bucks that would be great for such projects. I haven't redone any...
I'm a newbie so this is probably old hat for many of you. I'm not particularly picky about my rolling stock, but one thing I can't abide is...
Wow, just finished reading through this whole thread. Excellent work and a great view of working trains. I'm kind of fascinated by these...
I lucked out and spotted this dirty beauty in the snow yesterday. [IMG] I don't think I've ever seen a BLE loco in Chicago before or any...
Looking Good! This is coming along nicely.
Good to see this project moving along. Good idea to keep going on this one as a learning process. My experience -short as it is- with train mods...
I just toss them in a jar of white cooking vinegar from Aldi. I've never watched the time too closely. Sometimes I come back in an hour and...
Yeah, they may be a bit chunky. The prototype isn't exactly small, but they are bigger on the model. Much like military models, almost any...
Here's an opened version of the sealed loco I listed above so you can see the contents....
I'm not sure about that. IIRC, some of the early Athearn Bodies were a bit wider than scale in order to accommodate the larger motors. The...
I just noticed that the steps are a different grey color. I'm fairly sure that Athearn undecorated are always bare unpainted plastic, probably...
Those trucks look awesome and weathered, but if you want them clean them for painting then vinegar should work fine. For couplers, you want some...
For the missing hand rail, if you can't find one from someone with a deep spare-parts bin, you'll probably either have to bend one yourself or buy...
Maybe this will show a bit better about the trucks:...
For the rusty parts, a soak in vinegar and some brushing and a bit of sanding should be fine for the stanchions. For the side frames of the...
Swap "6 months" for "12 months" and you've got my situation exactly. I've been snapping up bargains left and right and have wound up with alot of...
I definitely hear you on not needing to have kids in with the adults, but I disagree that it's an all-or-nothing kind of equation. Surely it's...
Been on a bit of a binge chopping the walks off rolling stock for my 80's-00's layout. I'm not interested in perfect accuracy in my rolling...
Coming at it from a different direction, and I'm attempting some measure of reality in place, rolling stock, etc, but in the end I think that...
